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True90% confidence9 sourcesJul 30, 2026Joe Biden disclosed national security information to his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer.Said by DSpecial Counsel Hur's report, as quoted by multiple tier-1 sources, found that Biden read classified notes from national security meetings to ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer nearly verbatim on at least three occasions, so the disclosure claim is supported. The post spelled the name 'Swanizer', which the sources show refers to the same ghostwriter, and Hur declined to recommend charges, which does not undercut the disclosure itself.True60% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026The Oversight Project filed a FOIA request in 2024 for audio recordings of Joe Biden and his ghostwriter Mark Wanitzer.Said by DSources show the Oversight Project, an arm of the Heritage Foundation, sought and obtained the Biden–ghostwriter audio after Special Counsel Hur's 2024 decision, and Biden's suit against DOJ frames the release as a FOIA matter. The sources do not explicitly describe a 2024 FOIA request, and they spell the ghostwriter's name Zwonitzer rather than Wanitzer, a misspelling of the same person that the post itself used.True85% confidence4 sourcesJul 30, 2026Mark Zwonitzer did not have a security clearance when Joe Biden spoke to him.The claim that Mark Zwonitzer lacked a security clearance when Biden spoke to him is supported. The House Judiciary report says it is undisputed that Zwonitzer lacked any national security credentials or clearance when Biden transmitted classified information to him, and Special Counsel Hur's findings, as quoted by Newsweek, say Zwonitzer had never held a clearance. The post's misspelling 'Swanizer' refers to the same person, and the claim's wording matches the passage.True78% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026Joe Biden referenced classified information located at his Virginia home in tapes recorded in 2016 and 2017.Multiple tier1 sources report that a February 2017 Biden ghostwriter tape has him saying he 'just found all the classified stuff downstairs' while in his rented Virginia home, and the DOJ/Hur material ties the Virginia home to the classified material. The 2016 part is weaker: the October 2016 tape references classified-adjacent notes, and sources tie the Virginia location mainly to the 2017 recording, so the 2016 detail is only loosely supported.True90% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026Joe Biden took classified documents while he was a senator.Said by DMultiple tier1 sources report that special counsel Robert Hur's investigation found classified documents from Joe Biden's time as a U.S. senator, found at his Delaware home and a private office, and that Biden retained them. The sources describe retention rather than the act of taking, and the claim's unlawfulness framing is not graded.True92% confidence7 sourcesJul 30, 2026Donald Trump was president of the United States on January 20, 2021.Said by DMultiple sources confirm Donald Trump was the sitting U.S. president on January 20, 2021, departing the White House as president that morning before Joe Biden's inauguration at noon. The claim matches the passage's own wording, and the sources show his term ended only when Biden took the oath later that day.True80% confidence8 sourcesJul 30, 2026Joe Biden took classified documents while he was vice president.Said by DMultiple reliable sources, including the Hur special counsel report as summarized by FactCheck.org, Reuters, and CNN, establish that classified documents from Biden's vice presidency were found in his possession, and Hur concluded he 'willfully retained' them after his vice presidency. The claim's timing is slightly loose: sources say the documents were taken when he left the vice presidency in 2017, not strictly during his term, and the AP's 'False' rating concerns a different claim about 1,850 Senate-era boxes at a university.True93% confidence6 sourcesJul 30, 2026Special Counsel Robert Hur stated that Joe Biden willfully retained classified documents.Said by DHur's report does state that Biden 'willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen,' as quoted by AP, NBC, PBS, and the House Judiciary Committee's reproduction of the report. The claim's wording matches the report, though the report framed this as evidence that did not meet the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard for charges.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True95% confidence4 sourcesJul 30, 2026Robert Hur was appointed as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland.Said by DMultiple authoritative sources, including the DOJ primary record and AP, confirm Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel on January 12, 2023. The claim matches the post's statement that Hur was picked by Garland, and the extraction is faithful to the passage.True90% confidence7 sourcesJul 30, 2026Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that Jack Smith could not constitutionally wield the power of a special counsel.Said by DMultiple tier1 sources report that Judge Aileen Cannon ruled on July 15, 2024 that Special Counsel Jack Smith's appointment violated the Appointments Clause and that he lacked authority to bring the case, which matches the claim that he could not constitutionally wield special counsel power. The Justice Department and Smith's office appealed, but the appeal does not change what the ruling held.True93% confidence5 sourcesJul 30, 2026Anthony Fauci has a blanket pardon dating from 2014 until the time Joe Biden left office.Said by BThe claim is supported: Biden's pardon of Fauci covers offenses from January 1, 2014 through the date of the pardon, January 19, 2025, which is one day before Biden left office on January 20, 2025. The DOJ pardon warrant and AP reporting both confirm the 2014 start and the pardon's blanket scope, and the one-day gap is a peripheral detail that does not change the claim.True85% confidence10 sourcesJul 30, 2026The House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban insider trading and require voter ID for national elections.Said by DThe House passed H.R. 7008 (Stop Insider Trading Act) 232-198 on July 22, 2026, with a voter ID requirement for federal elections attached, so the core of the claim is supported. The bill restricts members of Congress from buying individual stocks rather than banning insider trading in general, which the sources note, but the claim's description matches the bill's own stated purpose.